Date:19/05/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/19/stories/2005051907341200.htm

National

Collectors' meet begins today

Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI: A two-day national conference of District Collectors, the first of its kind, will be held here from Thursday. Organised by the Ministry of Personnel and Public Grievances, it will focus on how the delivery system at the district level can be improved to make the administration more responsive and efficient.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address the conference on Friday. Sixteen Collectors will present papers on themes varying from right to information and transparency in the Government to natural resource management and environmental concerns.

Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh and Panchayati Raj Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar are expected to attend.